Mountain life has it's surprises. No the least of which is the occasional sighting of one of our seldom seen residents. A friend of mine sets up trail cams for fun and to monitor the wild life. He caught this guy about maybe a mile away from our village..j just up the trail from my cabin.
I had been up that very trail earlier in the day.
This guy manages to bulk up pretty well on the various wild nut and berries available here.